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Microsoft Windows 7 Cryptographic Primitives Library (bcryptprimitives.dll)

FIPS 140-2 certificate #1329 · Microsoft Corporation · data as of 2026-09-15

Microsoft Windows 7 Cryptographic Primitives Library (bcryptprimitives.dll), from Microsoft Corporation, holds FIPS 140-2 certificate #1329 at overall level 1. The validation is historical: agencies may keep the module in existing systems but not buy it new. Below are its validation history, algorithm certificates and security policy, drawn from the NIST CMVP entry.

Historical. RNG SP800-131A Revision 1 Transition. Federal agencies may reference historical validations for existing systems only, not for new procurement.
Caveat: When operated in FIPS mode with Windows 7 Code Integrity (ci.dll) validated to FIPS 140-2 under Cert. #1327 operating in FIPSmode

Certificate

Certificate number1329
StandardFIPS 140-2
Statushistorical
Overall level1
Module typeSoftware
EmbodimentMulti-chip standalone
VendorMicrosoft Corporation · website
Software versions6.1.7600.16385 or 6.1.7601.17514

Module description

Quoted from the NIST CMVP entry for this certificate.

The cryptographic module, bcryptprimitives.dll, encapsulates several different cryptographic algorithms in an easy-to-use cryptographic module accessible via the Microsoft CNG (Cryptography, Next Generation) API. It can be dynamically linked into applications by software developers to permit the use of general-purpose FIPS 140-2 compliant cryptography.

Approved algorithms (12)

AlgorithmCAVP certificates
AES1168, 1178
AES GCM1168
AES GMAC1168
DRBG23, 24
DSA386
ECDSA141
HMAC677
KASvendor affirmed
RNG649
RSA559, 560
SHS1081
Triple-DES846

Other algorithms

AES (Cert. #1168, key wrapping; key establishment methodology provides between 128 and 256 bits of encryption strength); DES; Diffie-Hellman (key agreement; key establishment methodology provides between 112 and 150 bits of encryption strength; non-compliant less than 112 bits of encryption strength); MD2; MD4; MD5; HMAC MD5; RC2; RC4

Tested configurations

  • Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (x64 version)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (x86 Version)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition SP1 (x64 version) (single-user mode)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition SP1 (x86 version)

Validation history

DateTypeLab
2010-08-12InitialSAIC-VA
2011-06-01UpdateSAIC-VA

Status timeline

As observed by this tracker's snapshots. NIST publishes no dates for list moves; observation began 2026-08-21, so earlier changes carry no date.

  • 2026-08-21: first observed by this tracker, status historical
  • Validation dates on record: 2010-08-12, 2011-06-01

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